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I’d been depressed before, of course. But I’m talking about really depressed. Not just feeling a bit down or sad, a depression that has something to do with biorhythms. I’m talking about the kind of depressed that floats in upon you like a fog.

Alan Cumming

Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?
ALAN CUMMING

Actual Bother Do Fast Got Kind Over Work
I’m not a fan of Twitter.
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Fan Twitter
Often for me, if I hear a song I know, it clicks for me and I hear it in a different way and I think, “I could sing that song. I’ve got something to say about that song. Wanting to connect with an audience and wanting them to rethink songs.
ALAN CUMMING

Click Different Here Know Often Something Song Think
I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.
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Author Country Intimidate More Much Think
I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.
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Air Dumpster Get Love Squish
For example, Americans seem reluctant to take on Shakespeare because you don’t think you’re very good at it – which is rubbish. You’re missing out here.
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Country Example Good Reluctant Rubbish Seen Take Think Writer
Romeo is the most misunderstood character in literature, I think. He’s hardcore to play because he’s displaying the characteristics of Hamlet at the beginning, and, well, then everything else happens.
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Character Characteristic Everything Hamlet Happen Harcore Literature Lover Misunderstood Most Play Think
I’m Scottish first, and it’s odd to hear that I’m a Scottish-American.
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Country Hear Odd State
It’s actually quite a good ethos for life: go into the unknown with truth, commitment, and openness and mostly you’ll be okay.
ALAN CUMMING

Actual Commitment Ethos Good Mostly Okay Openness Quite Truth Unknown
If they’re not seeing that their society sees gay people as equals, how could you tell them what they’re doing is wrong?
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Equal Gay People See Society Wrong
I started to itch to do a play again and ‘Macbeth’ came to the surface in my mind. I never thought I would do it in a conventional way. A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn’t interest me.
ALAN CUMMING

Again Came Itch Mind Start Surface
It’s hardly ever done, compared to how often it’s done in other companies, not just Britain. Someone from the Roundabout Theater Company – I said, “You never do Shakespeare.” And he said, “Yes, we’re not very good at it.” And I thought, “What a terrible thing to say.”.
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Actor Actually Country Good Intimidate Though
I don’t avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.
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Always Anyone Avoid Hate People Some
You should *have* an experience; it shouldn’t just *be* an experience.
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Experience Have Should
Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.
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Drop Favor Life Out People Sometimes
When there’s an adult person who’s scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.
ALAN CUMMING

Adult Grow Person Pretty Quickly Scare

I’d been depressed before, of course. But I’m talking about really depressed. Not just feeling a bit down or sad, a depression that has something to do with biorhythms. I’m talking about the kind of depressed that floats in upon you like a fog.

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I’d been depressed before, of course. But I’m talking about really depressed. Not just feeling a bit down or sad, a depression that has something to do with biorhythms. I’m talking about the kind of depressed that floats in upon you like a fog.

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